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So do I - Generally speaking, I trust a team of experienced and employed engineers more than a YT rogue with dubious credentials and a foul mouth. But we're all aware of QC failures and the likes. Think Boeing and their recent scandals. And again, big bike brands (Time) have chosen these products to use with their frames, so I don't think this is just snake oil, just a very niche product for very niche use-cases.
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Personally I trust the big bike brands that employ multiple engineers and subject experts with much higher QC standards than cottage/vlogger industry.
I think some of the cottage vlogger community demonstrated that they have the tools & skills to measure the discrepencies they highlight. On the other end of it brands can be super shady when they'd need to admit to their QC faults (eg: Cannondale first says frame is unsafe to ride due to user error during installation, then issues brand new frame that has the exact same issue fresh out of the box, Cannondale now says its by desig
n)Here's a Praxis crankset that I bought from a guy who said he tried 3 different BB/crank brands but the bearings would never last. Its not about an annoying creak, its about binning a BB every few thousand kms. Just because there are a lot of happy users with perfect frames, that shouldnt invalidate the experience of others who paid a lot of money for something that doesnt live up to spec. And you are left with grifters who provide a niche solution to a niche problem.
Hambini can still be a knob. Both things can be true.
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The problem with big brands is that they are run by accountants in battle with engineers, the bean counters nearly always win. And the same again for the sub contractors.
Cervelo is an example of an innovative brand that quality went down hill as it grew.
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I usually put all youtube pundits in one box. Most grifters/trying to sell you something "link in bio" etc.
Sure, PF BBs suck in comparison to threaded but does that mean one needs to die on a hill to defend a £250 BB sold by a grifter?
Personally I trust the big bike brands that employ multiple engineers and subject experts with much higher QC standards than cottage/vlogger industry.